HI Jericho Beach
Come spend your summer at the beach! HI Vancouver Jericho Beach is a seasonal hostel, open from May to September, and located a few minutes away from beautiful parkland near forest trails and seaside paths on Vancouver's Westside. We’re the perfect location if you want to spend your summer outdoors and yet downtown is still only 20 minutes away!
Teamwork makes the dream work and staff have lots of opportunities to interact with guests in a casual, flexible workplace. Working at HI-VJB is a great way to meet new friends and experience Vancouver. Subsidized housing is available in our staff dorm, and you're welcome to borrow bikes and other sporting goods (tennis racquets for the free nearby courts or get a game of bocce ball or volleyball going!)
What's in it for you
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Get the best value on staff accommodation: $350 for a bed in a dorm, you won’t find anything cheaper in Vancouver!
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Have fun with a tight-knit group of colleagues on shift and off.
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Free stay at other hostels (weekend in Whistler!)
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A laid-back, casual work environment that is a lot less stuffy than working in a hotel.
- Being part of a not-for-profit organization that embraces sustainable tourism.
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Room for growth and discovery! Many of our leaders started out on the front lines, and we’re eager to promote from within and provide opportunities to try out different roles.
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Flexible schedule with early mornings or late afternoons/evenings shifts so you can enjoy the beach, grab a bike to explore the city or go on a hike in the mountains before or after your workday.
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Employee & Family Assistance Program
What you will be doing
This job is more than a housekeeping cart and a list of rooms to clean, it’s about being part of a team and interacting with like-minded travellers who are looking for local adventure. Work as a team to maintain the interior and exterior cleanliness of the hostel.
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Working a 7.5-hour overnight shifts starting generally around 22:00. Reporting to the Housekeeping Supervisor, the Night Cleaner ensures that the hostel is kept clean and by performing housekeeping duties at night.
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Responsible for ensuring the safe and secure environment our guests expect during the nighttime hours.
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Ensure all common areas, washrooms, showers and hallways are cleaned to our standard.
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Communicate regularly with the Housekeeping Supervisor and the Night Auditor to ensure rooms are cleaned as needed.
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Perform laundry duties such as collecting linens and towels, washing, folding, and putting them away.
What we look for
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People who like to move and roll up their sleeves as you’ll spend 6-7 hours cleaning each day
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You’ll need to enjoy working as part of a team and bringing your positive energy and humour to work every day.
- You’ll also have times where independence is required, which is a great time to jam to those Spotify tunes.
You’ll need to take pride in whatever you do. Our Housekeeping department has one of the most important tasks in our hostel, and we need teammates who understand that, and are keen to be part of delivering a great experience to our guests every day.
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Join our community
If everything you read above got you excited, you'll be a great fit for our team. Whether you're on a working holiday and this will be a short stop on a longer trip, or you're looking to stay connected to the hostel lifestyle by working among travellers, this is the kind of place for you.
Our team is made up of people from all over the world who are bound by our shared desire to discover new places. You recognize that what draws you to Vancouver is what draws our guests here, and you're committed to working with a team of like-minded people to share the best of Vancouver and the accessibility of travel with the world.
Whether this is just a short stop on your backpacking journey, or you are looking to join a community of folks committed to travel, there is a spot for you at HI where you can belong.
Check out what it's like to live and work here: www.hihostels.ca/workatthebeach
Background Checks
As part of our standard hiring procedure, successful candidates will be subject to comprehensive background checks. These checks may include employment verification, reference checks, educational qualifications verification, and criminal record checks where applicable.
About HI
We love travelling. To us, travel isn’t just about going places, it’s also about meeting people, discovering cultures, eating new food and most of all, learning how people do things differently than we do back home.
We believe that through hostelling, we become more conscious about the world around us; and we can even make the world a better place. Our mission is to build a community of conscious travellers who share a greater understanding of people, places and cultures through our network of hostels and people.
